One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that with the money - converted...

Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rising by 1.3 per cent in the 12...

Claims that the use of Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices is the leading cause of homelessness in the UK are “factually incorrect, misleading and just...

A new property court similar to the Scottish system should be established in England and Wales to deal with the proposed scrapping of section 21 repossessions. That’s...

The first ‘state of the industry’ report on the lettings agency sector since the introduction of the fees ban suggests individual agents are gearing up to...

Research by London agency Benham and Reeves says the cumulative cost of a landlord suffering a bad tenant and then evicting them could - in extreme...

A London lettings agency that has already acquired an independent has now received what is described as a “six figure” loan to allow it to snap...

PropTech supplier Movebubble claims that over 450,000 tenants use its app. Users can schedule viewings, share feedback with agents or landlords or other tenants, and search for...

The housing association Cadwyn is calling for private sector landlords with properties in Cardiff to lease their houses to those on the city council’s waiting list. Approximately...

A private landlord has gone on record to explain her own dilemma with a tenant - and why the government’s scrapping of Section 21 may threaten...

A Labour council which has become famous for its critical approach to the private rental sector has now been given almost £200,000 by the Conservative government to...

A lettings agent in London has been fined for the third time in as many years – this time for failing to publicise its letting fees...

Lettings professionals should do more to raise awareness of the need to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords. Industry supplier Tenant Shop says that while there...

The government has blocked a council rolling out selective licensing across no fewer than 3,000 homes in its patch.  Under Stoke on Trent council’s scheme every private...

If you want a barometer of a stable lettings market, this appears to be it - rents are now rising at about the same as the...

The comparison website MoneySuperMarket suggests that renters spend an average of £670 in additional costs when they move, on top of agency, deposit and other fees.  It...

Private tenants are being disadvantaged because of the government’s focus on boosting homeownership. According to the latest figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a fall...

The Property Ombudsman has announced a slew of expulsions after six agents failed to comply with redress rules. They failed to abide by parts of the TPO...

The Haart lettings agency says the government’s plan to abolish landlords’ Section 21 eviction powers may not be a bad thing. The agency says it’s got “a...

New research shows more than half of landlords plan to use limited companies to buy properties in the year ahead.  The study found 55 per cent of...

It took an average of just 20 days to let a home between January and July this year according to a survey by Countrywide’s high-end brand...

The Ministry of Justice says it takes private landlords an average of 22.5 weeks from making a repossession claim to the courts to it actually happening. This...

Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by property technology company Goodlord. The biggest drop was recorded in the West Midlands where average...

A flat-sharing website has created a league table of average rents in locations surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom.   Using data from PropertyData, ideal...

Prime London’s lettings market is growing but has seen fewer new lets over the second quarter of the year according to data from agents’ subscription service...

The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that more than four out of 10 of the tenancy deposits it manages are currently higher than the new tenancy...

Lloyds Bank appears to have contacted at least some of its letting agent clients to say that it is closing all undesignated client accounts with 60...

A short lets management firm which was earlier this year at the centre of an advertisement controversy is now partnering with a digital intercom service that...

PropTech, and specifically Artificial Intelligence, could help letting agents better cope with new demands created by further industry regulation. That’s the view of AI provider Roby.ai. It warns...

A lettings group says the high-profile struggle performers at the Edinburgh Fringe now face to find affordable short-term accommodation was entirely predictable. The National Landlords Association last...

Manchester-based agency Ascend has revealed it’s now taken over the management of a Build To Rent fund’s portfolio of almost 1,000 properties. The portfolio is made up...

A respected lettings and sales agent has opened up about his own mental health issues and those which exist thanks to the pressures within the industry. David...

Rents in London are rocketing but a leading market commentator says this is no reason to give in to a “Marxist dystopia” of rent controls. According to property...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS Homes has made the move...

A man who claimed he needed a council house but was actually a landlord has been ordered to pay back more than £48,000 or face a...

Confusion reigns over inventory reports and how letting agents and landlords comply with the Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018. That’s the view of No Letting...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was one of the largest in...

The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses them of claiming expenses to...

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High Street offices enjoying a five...

With less than four weeks to go to the start date of the Welsh Tenant Fees ban, the Association of Residential Lettings Agents’ roadshows on the...

Campaigning charity Shelter has made a remarkable attack on a lettings agency, accusing it of “an abuse of power” over its use of Section 21. The attack...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is called the Advanced Rent Option...

A local authority in Manchester is pioneering a ban to prevent buyers of homes at a new development from selling them to private landlords, or promoting them...

New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if they followed it according to...

A local authority is being warned that its landlord licensing and accreditation scheme is potentially unlawful. The Residential Landlords Association, which represents private sector landlords, has written...

Another local authority has announced that it wants to introduce another selective licensing scheme and designate its entire patch for HMO licensing. This time it’s Waltham Forest...

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters Reading, says: “My team and...

Lettings software platform teclet has announced a strategic partnership with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. It means MAB’s intermediary products and services will be available via the teclet...

A rogue landlord who housed more than 25 tenants in a rundown property has been found guilty of serious housing and safety breaches, and fined £25,500. Salah...

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents says there has been a record number of rent increases reported by its members. In a market snapshot for June -...